William F. De Saussure

William F. De Saussure (22 February 1792 - 13 March 1870) was a US Senator from South Carolina (D) from 10 May 1852 to 4 March 1853 (succeeding Robert Rehett and preceding Josiah J. Evans).

Biography
William F. De Saussure was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1792, and he studied law at Harvard University. He practiced law in Charleston and Columbia. He served as the Mayor of Columbia in 1820s. De Saussure was a member of the South Carolina House of Representative in 1846. He was a judge of the chancery court in 1847. He was appointed to the US Senate after the resignation of Senator Robert Rehett. He was a trustee of South Carolina College, now known as the University of South Carolina. He was a delegate to the South Carolina's Succession Convention and was a signer of the Ordinance of Secession.